Stratification and Mobility in a Latin American City: Santiago, Chile, 1961 (ICPSR 7051)

Citation

Hamuy, Eduardo. Stratification and Mobility in a Latin American City: Santiago, Chile, 1961. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 1992-02-16. https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR07051.v1

Summary

This study, conducted in 1961 in Santiago, Chile,
investigated past and present occupations of the respondents to
ascertain their socioeconomic status within the society and to
discover patterns of social and economic mobility. Variables assessed
the respondents' satisfaction with their jobs, their feelings of
permanence in their jobs, the kind of work done, whether they were
self-employed or employed by a public or private institution, the
status of their occupations -- from proprietor to unskilled laborer,
and their occupations at the time of the interview as well as at age
21, 28, 35, and 45. The past was further explored through questions
concerning respondents' fathers and paternal grandfathers and their
occupations. The study also explored respondents' awareness and
understanding of the world around them at the local, national, and
international levels. The focus of these questions ranged from
participation in local clubs to opinions about the government of Chile
to questions about Fidel Castro and the Cuban Revolution. Demographic
variables include the respondents' age, gender, marital status,
income, nationality, and place of birth.

Citation

Hamuy, Eduardo. Stratification and Mobility in a Latin American City: Santiago, Chile, 1961. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 1992-02-16. https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR07051.v1